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Re: [jboske] cu & ja'a



And Rosta scripsit:
> Is there anywhere in a lojban word string where {cu} could not
> be replaced by {ja'a} without change of meaning? 

The purpose of "ja'a" is to be contrastive.  You might as well say
that the adverbs "indeed" or "truly" could be injected into any
English sentence whatever, without change of meaning.

(The meaning of "meaning" debate arises again in shadow on the wall....)

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